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T/F: Breaking Bad is the greatest TV show of last 20 yrs, by far
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Date: June 7th, 2012 9:16 AM Author: bull headed mad cow disease Answer: T.
Maybe greatest of all time, but I'm only 28 so IDK. |
Date: June 7th, 2012 10:04 AM Author: bistre slimy legend parlour Breaking Bad is an awesome show, but I'd put the Wire as the greatest. Honorable mention for Sopranos, Seinfeld, Mad Men & the Simpsons. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842062) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:40 AM Author: bull headed mad cow disease I loved the Wire, but I disagree.
I suppose if one subjectively strongly prefers weaving plots and social themes to in your face intensity, this is understandable. |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:05 PM Author: bistre slimy legend parlour BB is also filled with weaving plots and social themes. Though BB has more shock value than The Wire, I feel the later had more intelligent writing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842564) |
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Date: August 8th, 2012 2:04 PM Author: Diverse Locale cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#21288712) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:09 PM Author: floppy juggernaut Walter White=Marlo, and maybe eventually the Greek. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842577) |
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Date: August 8th, 2012 2:48 PM Author: sick station walter white is too unstable. we've seen him bumbling and he always seems to be operating frantically. until the final episode, marlo was cool as fuck 100% of the time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#21289023) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:06 AM Author: Nighttime glittery location useless brakes Not true, not even close to being true. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842068) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:40 AM Author: bull headed mad cow disease (Moron) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842211) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:23 AM Author: frum address incel patently false. not even a top 5 show at the moment (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842127) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:28 AM Author: Gaped french parlor LOL (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842150) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:39 AM Author: hideous school cafeteria List your top 5 current shows. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842202) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:40 AM Author: bull headed mad cow disease LOLflame (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842214) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:25 AM Author: Underhanded plaza Cheap thrills are good for 2 hr flicks, not a long running television show. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842131) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:27 AM Author: Gaped french parlor (faggot who uses the word 'flick') (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842147) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:29 AM Author: Underhanded plaza (rage-filled cumskin dork) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842160) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 11:10 AM Author: Mildly autistic toilet seat CHUNG actually pronounces it "frick" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842352) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:08 PM Author: Nighttime glittery location useless brakes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842570) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 1:36 PM Author: bull headed mad cow disease (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842844) |
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Date: June 8th, 2012 10:45 PM Author: Peach twinkling uncleanness (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20851971) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:41 AM Author: bull headed mad cow disease (dipshit) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842216) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:45 AM Author: Underhanded plaza (rage-filled cumskin dork) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842245) |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 2:06 AM Author: Claret fragrant native trump supporter (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20853074) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:26 AM Author: hideous school cafeteria F. Top 5, though, and definitely the best currently on TV. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842138) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:30 AM Author: frum address incel lol, sorry about your shitty tastes, bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842161) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:30 AM Author: Smoky Half-breed People Who Are Hurt Please list your other four in ranked order. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842164) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:36 AM Author: hideous school cafeteria 1.) Seinfeld
2.) Friday Night Lights
3.) Breaking Bad
4.) Arrested Development
5.) Six Feet Under |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:38 AM Author: Smoky Half-breed People Who Are Hurt Good call with Six Feet Under. That show doesn't get much play on this bort.
FNL has a very special following, IMO. |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:42 AM Author: bull headed mad cow disease wtf. ok, i wouldn't put any comedies that high but TBF comedies and other shows are almost an apples to oranges comparison. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842226) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:34 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle Home Don't know about "by far". Very good show though and easily in the top 5 shows in the last 25 years. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842178) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:34 AM Author: blathering puce messiness CR. Up there with Game of Thrones. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842181) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:41 AM Author: doobsian institution kitty cat The Wire and Deadwood were both better. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842218) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:43 AM Author: Gaped french parlor Nah. The Wire undertook more subject matter and tried to present a detailed and nuanced view of things but it wasn't better. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842234) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:45 AM Author: bull headed mad cow disease Cr, and I haven't even seen Deadwood, I doubt its THAT good. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842247) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:18 PM Author: Sapphire know-it-all lodge foreskin it is brother, it is, al swearengen is maybe the greatest tv character ever (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20843845) |
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Date: June 8th, 2012 10:48 PM Author: Peach twinkling uncleanness cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20851989) |
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Date: August 8th, 2012 1:17 PM Author: razzle irate field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#21288382) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:26 PM Author: ivory dilemma hairy legs the dialogue in deadwood is extremely styalized, which is a turn off for some people (I loved it). Also, the main character in the first season is boring and a bad actor. they make the show more about al swerington as it goes on because he is so 180. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20843880) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:53 PM Author: Sapphire know-it-all lodge foreskin those who don't love swearengen suck cock by choice (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20844024) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:57 PM Author: Abnormal passionate house dragon Dat David Milch Shakespearean style dialogue. I liked it too, and it worked best on Deadwood of all his shows. But it basically made the show difficult to follow for all but the most intelligent, detail-oriented viewers (which was fine by me). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20844061) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:58 PM Author: Sapphire know-it-all lodge foreskin are you saying the johnnies and richardsons of the world couldn't follow it? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20844064) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 6:04 PM Author: Abnormal passionate house dragon I guess it's not so much that people couldn't follow the plots, but that whole chunks of dialogue would fly over their heads and they wouldn't understand the words at all, even if they would later be able to put 2 and 2 together and figure out what was going on.
Here is an example: "As capable of inconvenience and of some damage and debt to those that would not against my interests, I cannot argue with dangerous. Different from powerful, which speaks to potency longer term. I’d not have myself called powerful in your company or the captain’s." It's a lot to ask an average audience-member to process stuff like that. |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 2:05 AM Author: flushed stage place of business It is absurd for Deadwood fans to proclaim that the dialogue was the difficult part to understand. The difficult part of the show was that there were tons of scenes that were pointless. There were lesbian sex scenes between Jane and the brothel owner woman and tons of scenes with the theater troupe that made 0 sense!
Anyways, I put Deadwood way ahead of BB, but The Wire is way ahead of either of those 2. My list w/ scores: Wire -99 Sopranos - 85 Rome - 80 Deadwood - 70 (show goes nowhere in S3 but maybe would have made sense if Milch was given warning like Rome writers were that the show was about to get canned)
Very few shows have rewatch value compared to the 4 above. GoT S1 was really good and I'm sure could be watched tons of times, but I don't know if I would enjoy re-watching S2 again. I didn't get hooked onto BB after watching a few eps. I didn't sympathize w/ the main character, and it didn't have a sprawling ensemble cast. |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 2:13 AM Author: Peach twinkling uncleanness not really that absurd at all really. likely the most difficult to understand dialogue on any hbo series ever. i'm not sure anyone could fully digest it without subtitles or watching each episode at least 3x. also every scene made sense. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20853092) |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 2:17 AM Author: flushed stage place of business What's the point of the theater troupe? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20853096) |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 2:21 AM Author: Peach twinkling uncleanness my memory is hazy but among deeper thematic issues it gave us a much richer sense of the era we were dealing with, and theater troupe's juxtaposition with the stock deadwood cast/setting particularly underscored the heathenous and violent nature of that town. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20853109) |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 10:51 AM Author: ivory dilemma hairy legs you agree that bollock was an SPS character played by a shittier actor? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20853695) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 10:58 AM Author: cerise ticket booth cumskin We'll see how Season 5 finishes the series. It has potential to be #1 because unlike any other show in TV history there is no weak season of BB. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842319) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:40 PM Author: Ruddy Clown I hope they don't ruin it by making everything turn out ok. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20843953) |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 10:52 AM Author: ivory dilemma hairy legs walt's cancer's gotta come back right (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20853698) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 11:00 AM Author: crystalline crusty theatre gaming laptop Greetings, Mad Men, BSG, Arrested Development, South Park, Simpsons, Futurama, FNL all say hi. |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 11:03 AM Author: cerise ticket booth cumskin lol Mad Men. Get the fuck out of here. Mad Men is seriously flawed
South Park and Simpsons have some spectacularly shitty seasons. You can't just selectively remember early parts of a TV show and call it great. Breaking Bad has never had a single bad episode |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 11:08 AM Author: crystalline crusty theatre gaming laptop Greetings, Mad Men has never had a bad episode. |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 11:13 AM Author: cerise ticket booth cumskin Umm, how about most of Season 3 and all of Season 4? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842360) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 1:38 PM Author: bull headed mad cow disease Not "bad" but I'm not terribly impressed with 80% of the show. It's almost a mundane drama with nothing going for it but the cool flair of the historical setting. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842856) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:27 PM Author: ivory dilemma hairy legs aspies who don't get subtle nonverbal communications can't appreciate it, true. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20843884) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 9:04 PM Author: bull headed mad cow disease Uh, no. I get their bull shit, and I'm thoroughly unamused. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20845058) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 11:03 AM Author: Topaz main people F (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842332) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 11:12 AM Author: lavender private investor principal's office Top 5 for sure, including: West Wing, Veronica Mars, Arrested Development, Curb (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842358) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 11:28 AM Author: electric impertinent rigpig nibblets Entourage (not counting last two seasons): best writing, best acting (Drama, Gold) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842413) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 11:41 AM Author: concupiscible khaki stead newt lol! tyft (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842465) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 11:42 AM Author: Titillating autistic stage o_0
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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:06 PM Author: bistre slimy legend parlour Entourage while entertaining, has no place in a discussion of best shows. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842566) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:31 PM Author: electric impertinent rigpig nibblets comedy is hardest to pull off. I can't name one other legitimately, consistently funny show, with two emmy award winning actors (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842635) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:36 PM Author: Titillating autistic stage Lets say I agree with your premise. Link to entourage ever being funny. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842647) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:51 PM Author: electric impertinent rigpig nibblets Type ari gold into YouTube. Everything is hilarious with great acting (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20844011) |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 2:08 AM Author: flushed stage place of business First, only a few scenes were funny. Second, it's not clear to me this guy is acting--some comments have hinted that's how this actor behaves. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20853079) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 3:42 PM Author: bistre slimy legend parlour Ever hear of Seinfeld? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20843398) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:18 PM Author: Aphrodisiac sooty forum faggotry Uhh Seinfeld, curb? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20843837) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:49 PM Author: electric impertinent rigpig nibblets Both overrated. Although curb has its funny parts, The neurotic Jew shtick gets old. Seinfeld's for olds. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20844002) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:16 PM Author: tan bossy stain market AAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDD.............
dumb post of the day goes to you, Pumbro. |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 8:57 PM Author: electric impertinent rigpig nibblets "The series has been nominated for 25 Primetime Emmy Awards, in categories such as acting, directing, writing and for Outstanding Comedy Series. Jeremy Piven was nominated four consecutive times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, winning the award three times in a row in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Kevin Dillon received three consecutive nominations in 2007, 2008, and 2009, for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. The series was nominated in 2007, 2008, and 2009 for Outstanding Comedy Series. It has also received six directing nominations and one writing nomination."
HTH |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 9:04 PM Author: bull headed mad cow disease The show fucking blows. Flame or full on retard. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20845063) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 11:43 AM Author: Bearded Ultramarine Volcanic Crater Rehab I had to watch Season 3 and 4 to understood the love BB gets. It's definitely in the top 10. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842472) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:10 PM Author: floppy juggernaut Don't know about greatest, but top 5/10 without a doubt. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20842581) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 4:04 PM Author: slap-happy trailer park Lets not get ahead of ourselves bro. Wire left the door open with a horrendous fifth season that jumped the shark. Let's see what happens in Season 5 here, could stumble like the wire. Brian Cranston has to be the most unappreciated actor of the last 20 years, that much is clear. |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 4:06 PM Author: bistre slimy legend parlour 5th season of Wire was by far the weakest of the bunch(McNulty serial killer was just a dumb idea), but still not bad compared to the rest of TV. The season only sucked compared to the other seasons, not in general.
I thought the last episode of BB season 4 kind of jumped the shark when Gus walked out post bomb terminator style. |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 6:20 PM Author: purple lascivious crotch office I disagree with your last point. Though it was a little over the top and certainly not realistic, up until that point Gus had been 100% badass unstoppable (like when the sniper attacked them). I think that moment gave me one last gasp of gd this dood is invincible in an unbelievable way. More real would have been him simply dying from the bomb. What that scene lacked in realism it made up ten fold in surprise value. 180 scene imo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20844162) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:24 PM Author: frozen charcoal regret gas station Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
2007-2008 (60th) Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White AMC
2008-2009 (61st) Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White AMC
2009-2010 (62nd) Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White AMC
2010-2011 (63nd) Season premiered after eligibility period ended, so he'll get it this year instead |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:27 PM Author: stirring house-broken state cranston has won and emmy for every season of breaking bad which was eligible (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20843883) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:19 PM Author: Sapphire know-it-all lodge foreskin I love BB, but simpsons still wins best all time, almost 200 episodes of pure genius (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20843848) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:24 PM Author: Translucent Wonderful French Chef brian cranston is fantastic but BB is actually too melodramatic of a show to be #1. it's kind of the opposite of most shows in that instead of always going for happy endings the show basically exists to fuck all the characters. but in that way it's still extremely predictable (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20843866) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 5:43 PM Author: kink-friendly kitchen F, not top 20 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20843971) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 9:08 PM Author: bull headed mad cow disease (severely mentally handicapped) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20845087) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 7:20 PM Author: sick station it's very good but i never felt like sitting down and watching all five seasons in a row like with the wire, sopranos, GoT, arrested development. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20844403) |
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Date: June 7th, 2012 9:00 PM Author: tantric carnelian heaven My view is that the show is overrated in some ways by people who aren't as sophisticated as me, but also is severely underrated by people who, unlike me, aren't sophisticated to pick up on its several subtle excellencies. In short, I have given the best possible answer and am justifiably smug. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20845029) |
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Date: June 8th, 2012 10:36 PM Author: excitant aqua cuckoldry To be fair,
You sound like a severe faggot |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 10:55 AM Author: ivory dilemma hairy legs why are you so angry all the time? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20853708) |
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Date: June 8th, 2012 11:11 PM Author: Peach twinkling uncleanness seems like no one here watched The Shield (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20852143) |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 2:26 AM Author: flushed stage place of business If you're not valuing rewatch value highly, I would agree with The Shield. This is a thrill ride from start to finish.
If you only want to watch a show once: Homeland S1 perhaps had the most gripping opening season on TV but it's extremely dependent on plot twists. |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 2:13 AM Author: flushed stage place of business My question for the BB fans: Does this show have re-watch value? I feel I could watch The Wire every year and enjoy it since I'm not waiting for the latest twist, but to see how the different plot lines reinforce the themes the writers wanted to get at. |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 2:18 AM Author: Peach twinkling uncleanness i almost always watch new eps of BB multiple times. would i ever go back to s1 and re-start from the beginning? probably not because the twists, turns and shock value are 90% of the enjoyment. plus there are too many other worthwhile shows, films, and non-couch potato activities to consume that frankly i don't think rewatch value is a very important metric for qualifying a tv show. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20853101) |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 4:04 AM Author: Silver police squad depressive dramas in general have low re-watch value, imho. only mindless shit like comedies are fun to rewatch (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20853295) |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 2:19 AM Author: White theater Never saw an episode (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20853102) |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 2:21 AM Author: Appetizing emerald orchestra pit breaking bad is only rivaled now by game of thrones. it might be the reverse after this last season of game of thrones...
last 20 years is going too far. the wire. seinfeld. south park (still a heavyweight now in my book but indisputably a serious one back then)... |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 4:05 AM Author: Silver police squad depressive do people really like GoT that much? maybe its because ive read the books, but the show just doesn't really do it for me. it's not bad, but it's not great either. i don't really care if i miss an episode or anything. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20853298) |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 4:25 AM Author: burgundy piazza mother is it like LOTR? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#20853356) |
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Date: June 9th, 2012 12:33 PM Author: Ungodly Transparent Church Building Sound Barrier top 5 without question. after watching a couple episodes of BB, the rest of television looks embarrassingly shoddy.
some ITT have mentionend it doesn't have great "rewatch" value but i disagree. been watching it from the beginning for the 2nd time (some episodes for the 3rd or 4th time) and it's just as enjoyable. plot twists and shock value aren't the entirety of its appeal. excellent scripting, directing, photography, and acting (from the two leaads anyway) too |
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Date: August 8th, 2012 1:14 PM Author: bull headed mad cow disease (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#21288351) |
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Date: August 8th, 2012 1:49 PM Author: Adventurous swollen legal warrant pistol Itt: people overlook America's Favorite South Beach serial killer (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#21288606) |
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Date: August 8th, 2012 2:46 PM Author: green pit jewess haven't watched this show before, but season 5 is on demand, can I start watching s5e1 or not worth it ( i don't have netflix or i'd start from beginning) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#21289008) |
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Date: August 8th, 2012 2:48 PM Author: Sapphire know-it-all lodge foreskin no, no you cannot do that, just sign up for free netflix for a month (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#21289018) |
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Date: August 8th, 2012 3:15 PM Author: bull headed mad cow disease No way, don't do that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#21289223) |
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Date: August 8th, 2012 3:19 PM Author: Marvelous box office shitlib not sure if anyone has honorably mentioned six feet under. i would put that in the top 10. the series finale of that show was pretty perfect. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965547&forum_id=2#21289256) |
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Date: August 8th, 2012 4:05 PM Author: flushed stage place of business I ended up watching seasons 1-4 of BB recently (they're on Netflix now). I would put it on par with Sopranos: too much BS with whiny women who detract from the main story lines.
Best shows (excluding comedies): Wire (huge gap) Shield Sopranos/BB
Strong shows but tier below previous ones: Rome Mad Men (stopped watching after they start their own firm since it seemed clear that the writers didn't plan this from the start of the show)
Shows that had amazing writing to start but fizzled 1.5 seasons in: Dexter and Deadwood (Dexter clearly needed to end at end of s2)
GoT (s2 was much weaker than s1 but next season should be amazing)
Notable mention for Homeland, which has an amazing opening season, but the premise seems like it'll only work for one season. |